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Webster 1913 Edition
Fifth
1.
Next in order after the fourth; – the ordinal of five.
2.
Consisting of one of five equal divisions of a thing.
Fifth monarchy men
(Hist.)
, a fanatical sect in England, of the time of the commonwealth, who maintained that there would be a fifth universal monarchy, during which Christ would reign on earth a thousand years.
– Fifth wheel
, a horizontal wheel or segment above the fore axle of a carriage and beneath the body, forming an extended support to prevent careening.
Fifth
,Noun.
1.
The quotient of a unit divided by five; one of five equal parts; a fifth part.
2.
(Mus.)
The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fifth
FIFTH
,Adj.
1.
The ordinal of five; the next to the fourth.2.
Elliptically, a fifth part; or the word may be considered as a noun, as to give a fifth or two fifths.FIFTH
,Noun.